On The Shoulders of Our Christian Mystics

'On The Shoulders of Our Christian Mystics' by Shawn McCraney, aka Shawn 'The Baptist' is a chronological compilation of 429 short biographies of Christian mystics, beginning with John the Baptist and continuing through the twentieth century. Born of more than 1,200 hours of research, the book distinguishes authentic Christian mysticism, a path to knowing God intimately, from occult pursuits aimed at gaining power for oneself, and marks each figure by their suffering, their insights, their stance on Yeshua as God with us, or their appeal to the occult. It observes that nearly all genuine mystics stepped away from religious institutions and their claims to authority, and that departing from the literal incarnation of Christ led to less fruit of the Spirit and more ego. Presented as a living, working edition with appendices on mystics of other faiths, Joseph Smith, Jun., and the Akashic Record, the book is aimed at those rare souls who choose to walk by faith without institutional authority, clerical demands, or playing church.